Valdosta

We've made the journey to Valdosta, where we're spending the night at a Holiday Inn Express. It's been a long day, but it feels good to be off and running. Tomorrow, we'll sleep in a bit - and for the next few days there'll be plenty of rest. It'll be nice.

Madison slept a little on the way down, but she's been awake and excited about our traveling. We're at a hotel here, where Madison has watched the movie "Cars" with us on the television. She's so excited about being in a new place. She can hardly keep still!

We didn't opt for a crib, but instead have put her in her own queen-sized bed. The catch is this: we have to build up barriers along the sides of the bed to keep her from falling off. We've done this in the past, and it is always amusing. It's like an episode of "MacGyver," where we're searching through the room to find stuff to create a makeshift blockade all along her bed. Fortunately, there's always a surplus of pillows, so we use these as well.

Today was a great service at church - can you believe that was this morning? Such a long day. It will be easy to go to sleep tonight.